Tax Technician 1 or Tax Technician Trainee 1

Tax Technician Duties Description

Under the supervision of a Tax Technician 2, the incumbent must be able to perform the following essential functions:

• Conduct preliminary taxpayer screening for potential criminal investigation by examining tax returns and related forms and schedules filed in accordance with Tax Laws, and assembling tax charts, tables, and reference materials necessary to calculate or verify tax due.
• Develop summary of findings for review by the district offices.
• Navigate various Department systems and databases including eMPIRE and Law Manager to enter, update and retrieve data, and CARTS to create X#s, profiles and manual assessments for taxes including Cigarette and Adult-Use Cannabis, and to enter Responsible Person Associations (TX-106).
• Generate reports using various databases and software including Excel, Word, Outlook, Law Manager and COGNOS.
• Conduct outreach and coordination in response to requests for information both within CID and with the rest of the Department.
• Process and deposit checks received.
• Learn, maintain, and update skills in computer technology; manipulate an alphanumeric keyboard to enter and retrieve data; use and navigate various software and mainframe applications.
• Assist with self-inspection reviews of CID operations.
• Represent the department in taxpayer protest cases with Bureau of Conciliation and Mediation Services (BCMS) and in Division of Tax Appeals proceedings as required.
• Prepare report of examination findings, including adjustment schedules and explanations of factual data, which may be readily reviewed and understood in support of the Division’s decision.
• Adhere to Department’s time and attendance rules and regulations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Title: Tax Technician Trainee 1
• Location: Albany, NY
• Schedule: Monday-Friday
• Work hours: 8:30am-4:30pm
• Salary: $45,494 – $58,447
• Apply by: 09/05/2026

• Title: Tax Technician Trainee 2
• Location: Albany, NY
• Schedule: Monday-Friday
• Work hours: 8:30am-4:30pm
• Salary: $50,844 – $65,061
• Apply by: 09/05/2026

• Title: Tax Technician 1
• Location: Albany, NY
• Schedule: Monday-Friday
• Work hours: 8:30am-4:30pm
• Salary: $53,764 – $68,630
• Apply by: 09/05/2026

For the Trainee 1:

• sixty college credits, including six in accounting, auditing, and/or taxation; or

• two years full-time accounting, auditing, or tax examination experience

For the Trainee 2:

• sixty college credits, including six in accounting, auditing, and/or taxation and one year of full-time accounting, auditing, or tax examination experience; or

• three years full-time accounting, auditing, or tax examination experience

For the Tax Technician 1:

• sixty college credits, including six in accounting, auditing, and/or taxation and two years of full-time accounting, auditing, or tax examination experience; or
• four years full-time accounting, auditing, or tax examination experience

How To Apply

For more information on the position and what qualifies as experience, view the job announcement (https://statejobs.ny.gov/public/vacancyDetailsView.cfm?id=222265) for Vacancy ID 222265

Apply now using our Web Application (https://www7b.tax.ny.gov/HELP/gateway/HELP.home)